PureGym London Putney - Upgrade Complete! Reviews Summary

Opening Hours

Pros:

• "it opens at 6.30am on a weekday which is when I normally visit."
• "The gym is the best gym I've ever been a member of.."

Cons:

• "It is not open 24h like some other PureGyms."
• "On weekends it’s 9am which for me is very late."
• "Could you please advise as to why the Putney gym is only open between 6.30am and 10pm Monday to Friday?"
• "Unfortunately it is not 24/7 like most PureGyms."
• "The hours are ridiculous. 9am on weekend opening? And closure at 8pm during the work week?"
• "Very annoying it only opens at 09:00 on a Saturday."
• "This is not even a 24/7 PureGym."

Equipment and Facilities

Pros:

• "Equipment is state of the art and everything is clean and in order."
• "Classes are fun and instructors are engaging."
• "Great club and amazing new lay out."
• "The new refurbishment is fantastic."
• "Nice and spacious with plenty of benches and daylight, well equipped free weights areas and two of most machines/stations i.e. chin-up bars."
• "Equipped with nice gym machines."
• "Equipped with modern weight machine and dumbells as well as cardio zones."

Cons:

• "Most of the equipment doesn’t allow for the full range of motion eg the converging chest press."
• "For such a busy gym, there are far too many treadmills that don't get used and far too few free weights and cable apparatus."
• "There are many machines that are basically rotting away and the cycles are so old that you can't even adjust them."
• "Half the lockers don't work (even when using a PureGym lock)."
• "The six year old equipment is all rusty and the weights on the machine are always stuck together."
• "The gym's equipment, especially the outdated treadmills, is in need of an upgrade."
• "The Spin bikes need upgrading."

Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

• "The bathrooms and changing room are always spotless."
• "The female changing rooms and toilets/showers always seem to be clean."
• "This gym is always well presented very clean all staff are friendly and helpful, facilities are good cleaning stations located throughout, and other users are friendly."

Cons:

• "Venue smelling bad generally - makes you wonder about hygiene standards."
• "Recent renovations have been executed poorly, with old/outdated signage left unattended and new equipment in disarray."
• "Not very COVID safe either, very dirty!"
• "After that your staff is using same bucket to all gym?"
• "Came today aug 5th in evening: no air on at all. Everyone was drenching, filthy sweat everywhere. No sanitizer."
• "I'm very disappointed too see sink be clean the same clove that you use to clean pissoir."
• "The refurbishment is very disappointing. Lack of cardio machines, no steppers, rowing machines reduced to 2 on 1st floor 6 inches apart, mirrors removed."

Staff and Personal Trainers

Pros:

• "You have got some lovely staff just need more of them."
• "The staff are friendly and they are willing to help with any questions about the gym."
• "Thank you to lovely Blake this evening."
• "I would like to add Shadi is such a great PT she genuinely seems to care about her clients."
• "Thank you Eduardo for always being so helpful."
• "Eduardo is credit to Pure gym."
• "The staff are so helpful and friendly! It's always clean and tidy and I love the social aspect of it."

Cons:

• "Most of Personal trainers are rude and only good to their own clients!"
• "Staff are a little hit and miss and the equipment could be cleaned more regularly."
• "Also, the staff are alright just overly friendly. Keep it gym friendly."
• "The facility often lacks staff presence, smell and ventilation is an ongoing issue."
• "Generally a good experience at this place, however I've just had an incredibly rude staff member come around and start harassing people to leave half an hour before closing time."
• "The staff seem to be much better at simply making eye contact and saying hello."
• "The class run so unprofessionally, he starts class 6 minutes later and finishes it 5 minutes earlier."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Pretty good gym for the money."
• "Signing up for classes which are included in the membership fee keeps me accountable and ensures I get a workout in."
• "It's good value for money. Which means it gets crowded."
• "Services are a bit on the frugal side, but it's good value for money."
• "I think for the price, the value is REALLY good and it serves its purpose."
• "A nice clean and friendly gym with very good value for money. But if you would like to train during the usual evening peak hours I would not recommend it as it seems to be oversubscribed."
• "I highly recommend this gym if you do not require a swimming pool and sauna and if you have a tight budget."

Cons:

• "If you've always wanted to pay an extortionate amount of money to use an ill-equipped, shoddily maintained, and saturated at nearly all times of day gym (and those are the best parts about it), then Putney Pure Gym is your halcyon."
• "As I wanted to cancel the subscription 3 days before finish, I've been informed that I need to do it at least 4 days in front, and had to pay a subscription for a gym I couldn't use."
• "The opening times of the gym are unsuitable and make no sense when you are also paying extra for an off-peak membership."
• "For £31.99 pm and minimal hours I find unfair."
• "This truly is an impersonal place where you are conned in on the pretext of a cheap gym with no headache of a fixed tied in contract!"
• "You can’t beat how affordable this gym is, however be warned that it is so busy that you’ll almost never be able to use the equipment you want when you want."
• "Once I go home I will cancel my subscription 👍🏻 I will then actively encourage my friends to not come to this PureGym."

Space and Layout

Pros:

• "Nice and spacious with plenty of benches and daylight, well equipped free weights areas and two of most machines/stations i.e. chin-up bars."
• "As far as PureGyms go this one is very well equipped and spacious."

Cons:

• "The gym is made up of a maze of small rooms without much room to move sadly."
• "Smaller pure gym split over multiple floors. It's annoying that the male changing room is on the top floor, and the staff are often in the entrance wasting time."
• "They have a couple of Olympic bars but not enough space to do deadlifts without blocking the walkways."
• "Lack of space to work out hit cardio, stretch or whatever type of exercise that doesn’t require equipment/ machines."
• "The layout is very weird and confusing."
• "The building itself is not suitable for a gym; the ceiling is insufficient, there are lots of unnecessary walls, doors, and disorganized equipment."
• "I think that we need a bit more space for weights training, more floor space for stretching and less cardio machines."